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• SSVs for associate professional occupations in financial services;
• SSVs for elementary occupations in the hotels and restaurant sector; and
• SSVs for sales and customer service roles amongst employers in the wholesale
and retail sector.
Table 10.1: Number and density of skill-shortage vacancies by sector
Sector Number of SSVs Proportion of vacancies
that are SSVs
Agriculture 2,600 26%
Mining and quarrying 700 17%
Manufacturing 9,500 24%
Electricity, gas and water 500 10%
Construction 5,400 19%
Wholesale and retail 11,800 13%
Hotels and restaurants 8,800 15%
Transport and communications 9,100 15%
Financial services 4,300 18%
Business services 26,900 19%
Public administration 3,200 11%
Education 3,700 11%
Health and social work 6,700 10%
Community, social and personal services activities 10,200 22%
Total
Source: UK Commission’s Employer Skills Survey 2011.
103,500 16%
Base for density figures: all establishments (unweighted 87,572) with vacancies in each occupation.
Table 10.2: Number and density of skill-shortage vacancies by occupation
Occupation Number of SSVs Proportion of vacancies
that are SSVs
Total 103,500 16%
Managers 4,400 19%
Professionals 18,100 21%
Associate professionals 20,000 19%
Administrative/clerical staff 7,300 11%
Skilled trades occupations 17,400 33%
Caring, leisure and other services 11,700 16%
Sales and customer services 7,800 9%
Machine operatives 5,400 14%
Elementary staff 9,400 11%
Unclassified 1,900 17%
Total
Source: UK Commission’s Employer Skills Survey 2011.
103,500 16%
Base for density figures: all establishments (unweighted 87,572) with vacancies in each sector.